EarthBound

Video Game Failures

The 1994 japanese Famicom game proved to be a commercial success in Japan, but didn’t rile up nearly the same amount of excitement in the U.S., falling far short of its budget. It remains as one of the prime examples of a game being released in the wrong place at the wrong time, regardless of its cult following that formed years later. American customers were simply not accustomed to RPGs and quirky characters, playful maps and dialogue.